Duck diving and board size

[Kabazz]

How small does a board have to be to duck dive. I'm getting a custom made board & wondering if i'd be able to duck dive with a 7'2 fatboy
I heard a pointed nose makes it easier, should i ask for one?

[drowningbitbybit]

A pointed nose reduces the volume, and so makes a duckdive easier... but also makes it harder to surf.

At 7'2, you'll struggle to duckdive to be honest. Not impossible, but it'll take a lot of practise. But it wont be worth changing the shape of the board, because only the skinniest 7'2 would be easy to duckdive.

[Kabazz]

Hmm.. the lowest i can go is 7'0, would that make any difference?

If not should i be turtle rolling?

[drowningbitbybit]

Hmm.. the lowest i can go is 7'0, would that make any difference?

Not a lot.
If a board is easy to duckdive, it will be difficult to surf for a beginner. And you're quite a long way from when you'll need to 'properly' duckdive anyway, so I wouldnt worry about it just yet.

If not should i be turtle rolling?

Easiest way is to learn the spots and conditions that allow you to paddle out without needing to duck or roll.

[Sillysausage]

after surfing loads of small shortboards i went on a (6'6 18+3/4 and 2+3/8) and found it quite hard to duck dive, so i couldn't imagine duckdiving anything bigger...atleast for a while